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A standard gauge branch line from the New South Wales Government Railways Main South line at The Rock was extended from Lockhart to Oaklands in 1912. [5]A broad gauge branch line from the Victorian Railways North East line at Benalla was extended from Yarrawonga to Oaklands in 1938, creating a break-of-gauge until the New South Wales line was closed south of Boree Creek.
Oaklands is a heritage-listed homestead at Princes Highway, Pambula, Bega Valley Shire, New South Wales, Australia. It was built from 1842 by Messrs Robertson, Hall and Rogers. It was also known as Pamboola Station (c. 1833-1842). It was added to the New South Wales State Heritage Register on 20 February 2004. [1]
The Oaklands railway line is a partly-closed railway line in New South Wales, Australia. It is a branch of the Main South line at The Rock, and heads in a south-westerly direction through the towns of Boree Creek and Urana, terminating at Oaklands. The line opened to Lockhart in 1901, and to Oaklands in 1912. [1]
The Oaklands line opened from The Rock to Lockhart in 1901 and Oaklands in 1912. [150] The broad gauge Victorian Railways line from Benalla was extended to Oaklands in 1938 creating a break-of-gauge interchange. The line has been closed beyond Boree Creek. The Westby line opened from The Rock to Westby in 1925 and closed in 1956. [151]
Its border with New South Wales south of the Murray River would be erroneously surveyed roughly 3.6 kilometres (2.2 mi) west of 141° east, and the resulting disputes with the colonies and, later, states that share that border would not be fully resolved until 1914. [16] 15 June 1839 The islands of New Zealand were annexed to New South Wales.
In 1890 he was engaged by the Government of New South Wales to complete the official "History of New South Wales," at it was then known, the first volume of which had been edited by Mr. G. B. Barton . After his untimely death in 1892, Frank Murcott Bladen was appointed. [6]
Main Article: History of ACT. 1899: The decision is made to site the national capital in New South Wales, but not within 100 miles of Sydney. 1904 - A site at Dalgety, New South Wales chosen for the new national capital; 1908 - The Dalgety proposal for the national capital is revoked, and Canberra is chosen instead
The ancestors of Aboriginal Australians began arriving from south-east Asia 50,000 to 65,000 years ago, during the last glacial period. [1] [2] Arriving by sea, they settled the continent and had formed approximately 250 distinct language groups by the time of European settlement, maintaining some of the longest known continuing artistic and religious traditions in the world.